This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the Windows Copilot feature on the taskbar for all or specific users in Windows 11 and Windows 10.
The options in this tutorial will no longer work for the new Copilot app that can be uninstalled instead.
Starting with Windows 11 build 22631.3810 and Windows 10 build 19045.4593 (RP and Beta) Microsoft is evolving the Copilot** experience on Windows as an app that will be pinned to the taskbar. This enables users to get the benefits of a traditional app experience, including the ability to resize, move, and snap the window.
https://www.elevenforum.com/t/uninstall-or-reinstall-copilot-app-in-windows-11-and-windows-10.26200/
Microsoft introduced Windows Copilot for Windows 11 back in...
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Disable Automatic Windows Updates in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to disable Windows Update from automatically downloading and installing updates in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Use ViVeTool to Enable or Disable Hidden Features in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to use ViVeTool to enable or disable hidden features in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Restore Classic File Explorer with Ribbon in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to restore the classic File Explorer with Ribbon for your account or all users in Windows 11.- Brink
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Create Windows 11 Bootable USB Installation Media
This tutorial will show you how to create a bootable USB flash drive used to install Windows 11 with UEFI support.- Brink
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Uninstall or Reinstall Copilot app
This tutorial will show you different ways to uninstall or reinstall the Copilot app for your account or all users in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Add or Remove "Learn about this picture" Desktop icon
This tutorial will show you how to add or remove the "Learn about this picture" desktop icon when using Windows Spotlight as your desktop background for your account in Windows 11 and Windows 10.- Brink
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Use SFC to Repair System Files in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you how to run the System File Checker (SFC) tool to repair missing, corrupted, and modified system files in Windows 10 and Windows 11.- Brink
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Download Official Windows 11 ISO file from Microsoft
This tutorial will show you how to download an official Windows Server ISO or Windows 11 64-bit or ARM64 ISO file from Microsoft.- Brink
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Repair Install Windows 11 with an In-place Upgrade
This tutorial will show you how to do a repair install of Windows 11 by performing an in-place upgrade without losing anything.- Brink
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Clean Install Windows 11
This tutorial will show you step by step on how to clean install Windows 11 at boot on your PC with or without an Internet connection and setup with a local account or Microsoft account.- Brink
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Tutorials
Windows 11 tutorials, tricks, tips, and guides.
This tutorial will show you how to find and list all installed Linux distros for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) lets developers install a Linux distribution (such as Ubuntu, OpenSUSE, Kali, Debian, Arch Linux, etc) and use Linux applications, utilities, and Bash command-line tools directly on Windows, unmodified, without the overhead of a traditional virtual machine or dualboot setup.
You can easily view all installed Linux distros with a list of distro names and versions.
Reference:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/basic-commands#list-installed-linux-distributions
Option One: Find All Installed Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) Distros in File Explorer
Option...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off requiring a password (sign-in) to buy something in the Microsoft Store app for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Microsoft redesigned the Microsoft Store app from the ground up in Windows 11, making space for more content, keeping the user experience simple and responsive. It will help you discover and install the best apps, games, movies and even special offers – like unique movie discounts for Xbox Game Pass members. All the content in the Microsoft Store is tested for security, family safety and device compatibility.
The Microsoft Store app in Windows asks for sign-in approval (ex: password) every time you buy something by default. This can be useful to prevent unauthorized...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab" for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
Starting with the latest Microsoft Edge version in the Canary channel, you can now turn on or off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab".
By default, when you close the last tab in a Microsoft Edge window, it will close the window.
If you turn on "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab", Microsoft Edge will stay on the New tab page by default instead when you close the last tab.
Option One: Turn on or off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab" in Settings
Option Two: Turn Off "Keep the Edge window open when closing the last tab" from...
This tutorial will show you how to enable or disable the touch screen for all users in Windows 11.
A touch screen, or touchscreen, is an input device that enables you to interact directly with what is displayed, rather than using a mouse, touchpad, or other such devices (other than a stylus, which is optional for most modern touch screens).
If your device (ex: laptop or tablet) has a touch screen, you may want to disable and enable it as needed.
You must be signed in as an administrator to enable or disable the touch screen.
Option One: Enable or Disable Touch Screen in Device Manager
Option Two: Enable or Disable Touch Screen in PowerShell
Enable or Disable Touch Screen in Device Manager
1 Open Device Manager (devmgmt.msc)...
Personalization Change Desktop Background to Spotlight, Picture, Solid Color, or Slideshow in Windows 11
This tutorial will show you different ways to change the desktop background to a picture, solid color, slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image for your account in Windows 11.
You can change your desktop background in Windows 11 to be a picture, solid color, a slideshow, or Windows Spotlight image.
A picture background can apply to all or specific desktops and/or displays.
Solid color, slideshow, and Windows Spotlight backgrounds apply to all desktops on all displays.
References:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/change-your-desktop-background-image-175618be-4cf1-c159-2785-ec2238b433a8
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/configuration/background/?tabs=intune&pivots=windows-11...
This tutorial will show you how to turn on or off always underline access keys for your account in Windows 11.
An access key is an underlined character in the text of a menu, context menu item, or the label of a control such as a button.
You can press and hold the Shift, Alt, or F10 key while you right click on an item to see available access keys underlined in the context menu. You can then press the underlined letter (access key) as a keyboard shortcut to use/open that menu item.
If you like, you can turn on to always have access keys underlined by default even when not holding Shift, Alt, or F10 key while you right click to open a context menu.
Option One: Turn On or Off Always Underline Access Keys in Settings
Option Two...
This tutorial will show you how to reset all Local Group Policy Editor settings back to the default "Not configured" state in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
This will reset all group policies back to default whether they were configured in the Local Group Policy Editor or manually in Registry Editor.
The Local Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) is a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in that provides a single user interface through which all the the Computer Configuration and User Configuration settings of Local Group Policy objects can be managed.
The Local Group Policy Editor is only available in the Windows 10/11 Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions, but all policies can be manually configured using Registry Editor in any...
This tutorial will show you how to uninstall apps in Windows 11.
If you no longer want or use an app, then you could uninstall the app to remove it and free up space on the drive.
Desktop apps are traditional programs installed by a user. These will not be an app from the Microsoft Store.
Windows apps are apps installed by a user from the Microsoft Store. Each Microsoft account owns their own apps.
Provisioned apps are apps included with Windows 11, and automatically installed when a new user signs in to Windows the first time. They are per-user apps, and typically installed in the "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps" folder. These are also available in Microsoft Store for a user to reinstall if needed.
Android apps are apps users can...
This tutorial will show you how to move or restore the default location of the Music folder for your account in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
The Music folder (shell:My Music) is a component of the user profile that is used as a unified location for storing personal data. By default, the Music folder is a shell folder in the user's profile (%UserProfile%) that is used as a default storage location for saved music or audio files.
If you like, you can move the Music folder and its content to a location you want it at instead.
If the current Music folder path is incorrect or is no longer available, you can use the Restore Default option to restore the default path.
Option One: Move Location of Music Folder in Properties
Option Two...
This tutorial will show you how to back up and restore all 3rd party device drivers on your Windows 10 and Windows 11 PC.
If you clean install Windows, you will need to install drivers for each device in the system. Some of these device drivers may no longer be available from the manufacturer, or you misplaced a backup of the driver installation file from the manufacturer.
It would be a good idea to back up your device drivers before doing a clean install to make it easy to restore any of these drivers as needed afterwards.
You must be signed in as an administrator to backup and restore drivers.
Option One: Back Up All Device Drivers using DISM Command
Option Two: Back Up All Device Drivers using pnputil Command
Option Three...
As you all (should) already know, Windows Setup's install.wim file is growing with each new feature upgrade. It's coming close and soon going over the 4 GB size limit of a FAT32 formatted install media. Today, as I write this, (22-FEB-2022), downloading WIM-based most current public release install media as told here in Shawn Brink's tutorial, the install.wim file is 4.5 GB (UK English Windows 11).
There’s nothing in the UEFI specifications that prevents booting a computer from an NTFS formatted USB flash drive. In fact, this so-called limitation is entirely artificial, caused by the single fact that manufacturer has not included correct drivers in UEFI. Luckily, most modern computers can boot from a single-partition NTFS formatted...
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